O último ano da Guerra ao Paraguai na perspectiva documental presente no Arquivo Público de Mato Grosso (1870)

Abstract

This article aims to discuss the end of the War against Paraguay, with the documentary perspective of the collection held by the Superintendence of Public Archives of Mato Grosso, that is, covering the last year of the conflict (1870). Furthermore, telling a little about how the Great War occurred and making connections with historical revisionism and other authors for a better understanding of the topic. And so, names such as Vera Lúcia Nowotny Dockhorn, Francisco Doratioto, Marlene Menezes Vilela and Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie were consulted to better explain why a unique story is risky. Furthermore, the article seeks to bring a historiographical perspective that will explain the importance of understanding that both Brazil and Paraguay were guilty of the conflict which claimed thousands of lives, including children. A total of five handwritten documents were consulted, including: three letters, an order and a report that were destined for the province of Mato Grosso, all dated in 1870.